Cherusci

English

Noun

Cherusci pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) a Germanic tribe that inhabited parts of the plains and forests of northwestern Germany, in the area possibly near present-day Hanover, during the first centuries BC and AD

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χηροῦσκοι (Khēroûskoi).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chēruscī m pl (genitive Chēruscōrum); second declension

  1. A famous tribe of Germany

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Chēruscī
Genitive Chēruscōrum
Dative Chēruscīs
Accusative Chēruscōs
Ablative Chēruscīs
Vocative Chēruscī

References

  • Cherusci”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Cherusci in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Cherusci”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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